| Notes: | CMP. He was born in Wakefield and resided in Leeds. War Diary WO 171/7825. 16/12/1944 War Diary WO 171/7825. He was killed when the Coy. HQ was hit by a German V2 Rocket killing RSM Southon, L/Cpl's Acford, Bunce, Duke, Hawkins, Jones, McQueen, Nisbet, Smith, Toyne, Thompson and Yates. Casualty List 1647, Western Europe, Missing believed Killed, 16/12/1944. Casualty List 1656, Western Europe, previously reported missing believed killed now reported killed in action 16/12/1944. Relatives of the dead received £11 each which was collected by the Company. We have made a shrine of every place where we have held thy hand and seen thy face.
Levi Yates.
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